1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

Give it a minute, I suspect it may settle a little more. Go run up and down a washboard road for a few mins.

 

My only issue is why didn't they wrap the roof too?

 

She getting a work out today.
Been traveling roads on lease, and none are maintained so they’re rough.
Cleared some wash outs/potholes the front barely scraped on as eased into them before so I’m kind of liking it.

 

That's unique.

 

If I saw it anywhere, I would expect that either in Atlanta or Memphis. I've never seen a 1st gen on Vogues, but hey, It's unique, and I'll never see another like it!

 

That one’s a 3.2L V6 pentastar. Lots of zip in that little SUV.

 

It was spotted on Salem road near Covington. I had to zoom in with my phone to actually make sure that it was in fact a 1FT.

They spared no expense on chrome.

 

Going to see about picking this retractable bed cover up for the truck. Everything works and is included.

 

That could also be any major city in Texas. I’d buy that guy a big gas station ice cooler beer in a brown paper bag if I saw him. Love it.

 

So this newer Tundra on my street has this removable cover that goes over his cowl air vent intake/windshield wipers. It is made out of the same stuff as a windshield sun screen, maybe a little more cloth than hard foil-like plastic, except it is obviously only like a foot tall and goes over the cowl outside--it's held on by elastic straps that go around each side view mirror. He parks under a tree so I get it. I tried finding one online just to see what they run and couldn't find it! What the heck would you call something like that? Like a face diaper except keeps twigs and leaves and crud out of your fresh air intake.

 

Maybe it's an AutoGutter? https://autogutter.com/

I found it with this search: https://www.google.com/search?q=automotive+velcro+cowl+cover+leaves+debris

 

You have to build those things. Maybe buy a/c foil covered foam & id’ wanna seal below the wipers and a vent out the pass side.

 

It's like that but literally only covers the cowl area, and practically none of the windshield. I may knock on the dude's door....especially once I get the C10 in the driveway. Oh and just so you don't think LMGTFY:

 

Deleted all the NSFW searches, huh?

 

Dude, I have a fucking awesome tool to show you.

I dunno if you've ever seen these things before, but ... so fucking awesome! I especially like running around with them open in my hands!!!

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Ah, that's just a 6-minute window from today. Still got another 1,434 minutes unaccounted for!!!

 

Put a few pounces of ATF in the power steering fluid resivoir. Been doing that once or twice a year for past 100k miles/decade. Drips from (arrow). Reckon it'll make it another 100k miles?

 

Appears to be pointing at the steering shaft to rack input? Probably a seal that goes there

 

THE SALE IS ON BOYS AND GIRLS! Enjoy 15% off for the next 6 days!!

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PCV

 

Schedule 20 or 40?

 

As a super tech I use 80

 

Barlow’s formula.

 

Gotta hold out for the next 25% sale. Likely November.

 

I'm guessing Black Friday will be another 20%-25% off indeed.

 

Got a pic:

 

//wonders whether his broken TRE can hold out/no parking brake turns until then//

 

Also, Tractor Supply near me had these Zippo lighter kits on sale for 4.99; usually 20 bucks. Bought three for gifts, wishing I would have just bought all of them. Comes with a standard lighter, fuel, and spare flints.

 

I know I see lot of complaints on gas mileage on these but I consider 16.4 on 200 mile trip getting really pushed (Over 85mph on straight aways, hitting every stop light in small towns, lots of steep pulls, and slowing down for many 15mph curves, speeding up on other side plus crosswinds (Keeping up with emergency vehicle I had to follow)) pretty decent gas mileage from a truck.

Same trip doing 80mph speed limit, and lot of stop lights but route with fewer hard pulls knocked 4 runner down from 22-23 to 19.3mpg.

Mpg on back roads is rather bad though.